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6th Grade Social Studies

Unit 3, Lesson 4

Population
Pyramids

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population pyramid
pyramid-shaped
diagram that shows
the age and male/female
distribution of a population,
with the youngest are
represented by a rectangle at
the base and the oldest by one
at the top
Example: Population pyramids show
age and gender distribution in a
country.

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10

11

Dependents
12

Dependents
13

1
4

15

Rapid population
growth

Slow population
growth

Negative population
growth

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
2
3

AGES

MALES

FEMALES

0-19

15%

14%

2
4

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
2
5

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
2
6

AGES

MALES

FEMALES

0-19

15%

14%

20-39

15%

14%

2
7

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
2
8

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
2
9

AGES

MALES

FEMALES

0-19

15%

14%

20-39

15%

14%

40-59

13%

13%

3
0

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
3
1

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
3
2

AGES

MALES

FEMALES

0-19

15%

14%

20-39

15%

14%

40-59

13%

13%

60+

7%

9%

3
3

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
3
4

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
3
5

Femal
es

Male
s

60+

Creating a
Population
Pyramid

40-59

20-39

0-19

30

25

20

15

10

10

15

20

25

30

Percent of Population
3
6

Property of Oakland
Schools
Author: Carol Egbo
Editors: Amy Bloom and Kimberly Hase Galek

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